(2013)171PLR26, 2013(2)RCR(Civil)875, 2013 119 RD825, 2013(3)SCALE26, (2013)5SCC397, (2013)4WBLR(SC)8, 2013X AD (S.C.) 57, AIR2013SC2389, 2013(3)ALD129, 2013(3)ALLMR408, 2013 (98) ALR 280, 2013 3 AWC2442SC, 2013(2)CDR265(SC), 2013(2)CHN165, 2013(2)CTC104, JT2013(3)SC289, 2013-2-LW748, 2013(II)OLR1

(1) The appellant is not a bona fide purchaser and is, therefore, not protected against specific performance of the contract between the plaintiffs and the owner defendants in the suit. (2) The transfer in favour of the appellant pendente lite is effective in transferring title to the appellant but such title shall remain subservient to the rights of the plaintiff in the suit and subject to any direction which the Court may eventually pass therein. Since the appellant has purchased the entire estate that forms the subject matter of the suit, the appellant is entitled to be added as a party defendant to the suit. (4) The appellant shall as a result of his addition raise and pursue only such defenses as were available and taken by the original defendants and none other With the above additions, I agree with the order proposed by my Esteemed Brother, M.Y. Eqbal, J. that this 
appeal be allowed and the appellant added as party defendant to the suit in question. 

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908